Omar Aquino's Biography
- State Senate (IL) - District 2, Democratic Majority Caucus Chair
Contact Information
Office
623 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
2511 W. Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622
Full Name:
Omar Aquino
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
06/24/1987
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Chicago, IL
Religion:
Catholic
BA, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 2009
BS, Criminal Justice, Loyola University Chicago, 2009
Majority Caucus Chair, Illinois State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 2, 2016-present
Majority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate, 2021-2023
Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 2, 2018
Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Member, Assignments Committee
Member, Executive Appointments
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
Member, Labor Committee
Member, Legislative Budget Oversight Commission
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Appropriations II Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations I, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Services, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Government Accountability Pensions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Licensed Activities and Pensions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Licensed Activities Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Charter Schools, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Telecommunication and Information Technology Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Bilingual Case Manager, Central West Case Management Unit, Jane Addams School of Social Work
Former Legislative Aide, Illinois House of Representatives
Former Congressional Aide, Office of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth
Co-Founder, Empowerment Pipeline Education Program, present
Diversity Councilman, Loyola University Chicago, present